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William DeHart Hubbard: The first African American to win an Olympic gold medal in an individual event

Meserette KentakeNovember 25, 2017April 15, 2018

by Meserette KentakeNovember 25, 2017April 15, 20180

[dropcap size=small]W[/dropcap]illiam DeHart Hubbard was the first African American in Olympic history to win an individual gold medal, when he won the long (broad) jump...

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Madam C. J. Walker: Self-Made Millionaire

Meserette KentakeDecember 23, 2016April 15, 2018

by Meserette KentakeDecember 23, 2016April 15, 20180

“I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there I was promoted to the washtub. From there, I was...

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Ernest Morrison: The first Black child movie star

Meserette KentakeDecember 20, 2016April 22, 2018

by Meserette KentakeDecember 20, 2016April 22, 20180

Ernest Fredric “Ernie” Morrison was the first Black child movie star. Morrison, who performed under the stage name Sunshine Sammy, was most famous as one...

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William A. Hinton: The first African American to author a medical textbook

Meserette KentakeDecember 15, 2016August 16, 2020

by Meserette KentakeDecember 15, 2016August 16, 20200

William Augustus Hinton was the first Black professor at Harvard Medical School and the first African American to publish an academic textbook. As a bacteriologist,...

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Theodore K. Lawless: World-famed Dermatologist and Philantropist

Meserette KentakeDecember 6, 2016August 16, 2020

by Meserette KentakeDecember 6, 2016August 16, 20200

[dropcap size=small]T[/dropcap] heodore K. Lawless was an internationally known African-American dermatologist, philanthropist, and medical pioneer. Dr. Lawless was renowned for his research into the treatment...

Art & Photograpy Black Artist Famous Sagittarius

Charles Alston: Reclaiming identity through art

Uchenna EdehNovember 28, 2016June 8, 2020

by Uchenna EdehNovember 28, 2016June 8, 20201

Charles Alston (November 28, 1907 – April 27, 1977) was an African-American Harlem Renaissance artist who created vital representations of black experiences and figures during...

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Queen Ranavalona lll: The Last Queen of Madagascar

Meserette KentakeNovember 22, 2016June 17, 2020

by Meserette KentakeNovember 22, 2016June 17, 20200

Ranavalona III was the last reigning monarch of the Kingdom of Madagascar. She ruled from July 30, 1883, to February 28, 1897. During her reign,...

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Ann Lowe: The African American Fashion Designer Who Created Jacqueline Kennedy’s Wedding Dress

Meserette KentakeFebruary 25, 2016December 26, 2020

by Meserette KentakeFebruary 25, 2016December 26, 20200

Ann Cole Lowe was the first African American to become a noted fashion designer. Lowe’s one-of-a-kind designs were a favorite among high society matrons from...

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Jean-Michel Basquiat: Neo Expressionist Pop Icon

Uchenna EdehDecember 22, 2015March 1, 2020

by Uchenna EdehDecember 22, 2015March 1, 20200

Jean-Michel Basquiat, known for his raw gestural style of painting with graffiti-like images and scrawled text, was the African American artist who emerged from the...

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Carter G. Woodson: The Father of Black History

Uchenna EdehDecember 19, 2015April 15, 2018

by Uchenna EdehDecember 19, 2015April 15, 20180

Carter G. Woodson, known as The Father of Black History, was the African American historian who first opened the long-neglected field of Black studies to...

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